If we’re going to be realistic about it, then maybe we should take that $1m RSU grant down a notch or two. Those are extremely, extremely rare. The typical numb

If we’re going to be realistic about it, then maybe we should take that $1m RSU grant down a notch or two. Those are extremely, extremely rare. The typical numbers are far lower than that, and if you’ve been there, you know it’s true. That being the case, the amount of stock options and the exit criteria for an equivalent startup exit are far lower than you posit. It doesn’t need to be a unicorn to put your annual compensation into the mid to upper six figures.